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Appointment Sales & Marketing

Christopher R. Shiel has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Smyth, a Thompson Hotel

Commune
New York, New York, United States
Christopher R. Shiel
Shiel joins the hotel from Denihan Hospitality Group where he spent the last four years working in sales for the properties Affinia Fifty, Affinia Gardens and The Benjamin in New York. During his tenure as Director of Sales, he oversaw the complete repositioning of Affinia Fifty following a $20 million renovation. Prior to working with Denihan Hospitality Group, Shiel began his career with InterContinental Hotels Group’s New York sales division. Starting as a Sales and Marketing Coordinator, he worked his way up to Corporate Sales Manager where he negotiated sales contracts with Fortune 500 companies. Shiel graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from Quinnipiac University. He currently resides in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and enjoys spending his free time traveling, with explorations throughout South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Sales & Marketing USA & Canada United States New York New York
Commune
Management CompanyHotel Group

Formed in October 2011, Commune Hotels & Resorts is an international, multi-brand lifestyle hotel group comprising Thompson Hotels, a luxury lifestyle brand, Joie de Vivre Hotels, a collection of independently branded boutique hotels, and tommie, a new, youthfully-minded brand launching in 2015. The San Francisco-based company manages more than 40 hotels and resorts across the U.S.